Movie
The Devils
Overview
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-07-16
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Russo Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne des Anges
- Oliver Reed as Father Urbain Grandier
- Dudley Sutton as Baron de Laubardemont
- Max Adrian as Ibert
- Gemma Jones as Madeleine de Brou
- Murray Melvin as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
- Michael Gothard as Father Pierre Barre
- Georgina Hale as Philippe Trincant
- Brian Murphy as Adam
- Christopher Logue as Cardinal Richelieu
- Graham Armitage as King Louis XIII
- John Woodvine as Louis Trincant
Crew
- Ken Russell - Director
- Ken Russell - Screenplay
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